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A new club is starting at the former Rockcastle range. It will be USPSA only and is being run by Micki Petkovic. Micki is a great guy and has helped with several major matches in southern Indiana. The range is in a beaut…

Recently I have been looking at some sports that are similar to USPSA/SCSA in that they have a very large amateur component run at a local level and a smaller professional component at a state, regional, national and wor…

Here's a feel-good story about two young people excelling in the shooting sports. We can use this kind of positive message in these times, when shooting ranges have been closed and major matches have been cancelled. It's…

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Guest post by Jake Martens, Director of Media & Events, A52987 The USPSA Classification system is a way to compare your skill level to other members and track your progress. The stages have been designed to test your sho…

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As the COVID 19 pandemic continues to affect all of us around the world, IDPA Headquarters would like to share some updates with our members regarding things we are doing to help you with membership and classifications. …

This was a very interesting match. Set up in an IPSC-style mix of short, medium, and long courses, we shot 11 stages (with classifier) in 5 hours. The match also had a very IPSC flavor to the target presentations (notice…

This has certainly been a difficult year for many around the world. My heart goes out to those who have endured losses unimaginable to many. USPSA recognizes the fluidity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on …

A question we get now and then from newer shooters revolves around when they should take the NROI Level 1, or “RO” seminar. The answer is pretty straightforward, “As soon as you can!” although there are a few qualificati…

Colt, well known for American-made, quality firearms, has bolstered its shooting team by adding junior action pistoleros Jalise and Justine Williams

Find out what champion action pistol shooter Justine Williams keeps in her range bag.

Three years ago, we profiled them in our Rising Stars series. Clearly, they're still rising!

Colt’s Manufacturing Company (“Colt”) proudly announces the addition of two members to its professional shooting team – Jalise Williams and Justine Williams.

WEST HARTFORD, CONN., (April 7, 2020) — Colt’s Manufacturing Company (“Colt”) proudly announces the addition of two members to its professional shooting tea ...

West Hartford, CONN., (April 7, 2020) — Colt’s Manufacturing Company (“Colt”) proudly announces the addition of two members to its professional shooting team – Jalise Williams and Justine Williams. The Utah-based sisters…

Hello IDPA shooters, we are down to the final 4 weeks of the postal match and we crossed the 4000 shooter entry mark for this match. While the lockdown everywhere has curtailed the volume of traffic we have been receivin…

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Read: RECOIL Magazine Issue 48 from Iain Harrison on March 20, 2020 for Recoil.

This is the second part of the interview with the authors of the book "Match Mentality". In the first interview, I spoke with world champion Ben Stoeger and in this interview, I'm speaking with grandmaster shooter Joel P…

Read: S333 Thunderstruck from Mike Searson on March 19, 2020 for Recoil.

Looking for an open gun ideal for someone just dipping their toes in USPSA/IPSC open class, the Guns.com Vault revealed the STI Grand Master.

Due to the Stay Home Stay Healthy Order issued by the State of Washington in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USPSA’s office staff are working at a significantly reduced capacity beginning at 5:30PM on Tuesday, March…

Ben Stoeger is a world champion pistol shooter. Ben is also a national champion many times over here in the USA and now teaches firearms classes as well. I've had Ben on the podcast before and he also was a Shooter's Sum…

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Usually, all cardboard targets on a stage require the same number of scoring hits. There might be a rare Classifier stage that has a different number of required hits on a target or two, but can a stage designer do somet…

Flowers is in a league of his own—boasting 11 separate Steel Challenge Grand Master certifications.

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It used to be that all ROs were taught to align targets perf to perf. In fact many of the Classifiers are that way and still need to be setup that way, but now we are encouraging ROs to align edge to perf.

Multi-titled Cebuano marksman Roygbiv “Roy” Barro embarks on a new challenge of his flourishing shooting career after he was recruited by a Grand Master to form part of the Laguna Practical Shooters Group, an elite gun c…

Ryan Flowers, at just 22 years old is the 1st and only 11-division Steel Challenge Grand Master and the 2019 Steel Challenge Single Stack World Champion.

Agenda USPSA Board of Directors Meeting February 14-15, 2020 1. Welcome-President 2. Year in review, 2019-President 3. Appointment of Vice President and Secretary-President 4. Committee Appointments for 2020-Preside…

Target changes are a part of match life for ROs, but if the wrong target is used during the change-out, it can have major consequences. One wrong target can lead to squads needing to reshoot the stage, or even a stage ge…

SureFire Field Notes is a multi-segment informational video series with tips and techniques from subject matter experts of all backgrounds. In this episode, ...

There has been a huge interest in shooting the 2020 IDPA Postal Match with over 84 clubs requesting the match information. We are very excited to have so much interest and participation in the match. To help things run s…

By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus The CMP Competition Rulebooks that will govern CMP sponsored and sanctioned Highpower Rifle, Pistol, CMP Games and Smallbore Rifle competitions in 2020 have been approved by the CMP Board’s…

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2020-5x5-classifier.pdf - official PDF formerly published at www.idpa.com; captured by the Wayback Machine 2025-01-25.

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Recommended High Hit Factors and Classification System Updates Alex Acosta, Kirt McKenna, Stepan Generalov, Jay Slater, Terrence Tsang, Douglas Peters, Timothy Dunderi, Rick Brotzel, and Billy Barton 2025-03-23 Executive…

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The fastest-growing segment of shooting sports will have their first world championships in Polk County.

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On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, USPSA’s Steel Challenge Shooting Association will implement new Peak Stage Times for these divisions as follows, with no changes to other divisions: To take advantage of the current Peak St…

On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, USPSA’s Steel Challenge Shooting Association will implement new Peak Stage Times for these divisions as follows, with no changes to other divisions: To take advantage of the current Peak St…

On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, USPSA’s Steel Challenge Shooting Association will implement new Peak Stage Times for these divisions as follows, with no changes to other divisions: To take advantage of the current Peak St…

The International Practical Shooting Confederation announced the 2021 IPSC PCC World Shoot will be held at Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof.

We discuss the upcoming changes for 2020 with Precision Rifle Series director Shannon Kay. We talk about new rule changes, PRS classification system, AG Cup, and more!

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Classifications last updated Dec 04, 2019 6:00 PST Welcome to the new Steel Challenge website. This page is designed to guide users of our old website. Once logged in you will see a full navigation bar. However, we do re…

Match Results A local Club Match Another Random Match Some Match Classification Records Mike Foley (RD6) Pages on SteelChallenge.com NROI Information Page Home Matches Results Find a Club Rules Contact Us Login Join Clas…

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In a long awaited move, Heckler & Koch released a civilian, semiautomatic only, variant of the legendary MP5 submachine gun, known as the SP5. The [...]

This is the audio replay of the Live Q&A I did with Frank Proctor. Frank is a former special operations soldier and firearms instructor. Frank also competes in USPSA at the grandmaster level. We discuss shooting, firearm…